Cloud Engineer | Multi-Cloud & IaC Specialist

Hume City Council; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 114,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hume City Council in Broadmeadows, Australia, is seeking a detail-oriented Cloud Specialist to design, implement and manage scalable cloud infrastructure supporting our digital transformation.

You will work across AWS, Azure, and GCP, implement IaC, monitor performance, security, and cost, and collaborate with development, operations and security teams.

The role requires 3+ years hands‑on cloud experience, professional certifications, and a proactive approach to optimizing cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years IT experience with hands‑on cloud engineering/architecture
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field
• ITIL 4
• Microsoft Certified - Azure Security Engineer (AZ-500)
• Microsoft Certified - Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
• Microsoft Certified – Solutions Architect (AZ-305)
• Microsoft Certified - Azure AI Engineer (AZ-102)
• Microsoft Certified – Azure Network Engineer (AZ-700)
• Microsoft Certified - Azure Data Fundamentals
• Awareness of other advanced cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional)
• Combined with demonstrated experience influencing strategic outcomes and leading complex initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud platforms
• Monitor cloud systems and applications to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to automate provisioning and configuration management
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related incidents and performance issues in a timely manner
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, compliance standards, and best practices
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to support application deployment and integration
• Analyze and optimize cloud resource utilization to reduce costs and improve efficiency
• Plan and execute cloud migration projects, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, and procedures
• Stay current with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends to drive continuous improvement

Skills

Cloud infra

Networking & security

IaC practices

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash)

Troubleshooting & analysis

Enterprise cloud experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IT

ITIL 4

Azure AZ-500

Azure AZ-104

AZ-305

AZ-102

AZ-700

Azure Data Fundamentals

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Tools

CloudWatch

Azure Monitor

Stackdriver

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Hume City Council in Broadmeadows, Australia, is seeking a detail-oriented Cloud Specialist to design, implement and manage scalable cloud infrastructure supporting our digital transformation.

You will work across AWS, Azure, and GCP, implement IaC, monitor performance, security, and cost, and collaborate with development, operations and security teams.

The role requires 3+ years hands‑on cloud experience, professional certifications, and a proactive approach to optimizing cloud environments.